RECOGNIZING the need to maintain a
high level of safety of human life in the handling, stacking and transporting
of containers,

MINDFUL of the need to facilitate international
container transport,

RECOGNIZING, in this context, the advantages
of formalizing common international safety requirements,

CONSIDERING that this end may best
be achieved by the conclusion of a Convention,

HAVE DECIDED to formalize structural
requirements to ensure safety in the handling, stacking and transporting
of containers in the course of normal operations, and to this end

HAVE AGREED as follows:

Article I

General obligation under the present Convention

The Contracting Parties undertake to give
effect to the provisions of the present Convention and the Annexes hereto,
which shall constitute an integral part of the present Convention.

Article II

Definitions

For the purpose of the present Convention,
unless expressly provided otherwise:

1. "Container" means an article of transport
equipment:

(a) of a permanent character and accordingly
strong enough to be suitable for repeated use;

(b) specially designed to facilitate the transport
of goods, by one or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading;

(c) designed to be secured and/or readily
handled, having corner fittings for these purposes;

(d) of a size such that the area enclosed
by the four outer bottom corners is either:

(i) at least 14 sq. m. (150 sq. ft.) or

(ii) at least 7 sq. m. (75 sq. ft.) if it
is fitted with top corner fittings;

the term "container" includes neither vehicles
nor packaging; however, containers when carried on chassis are included.

2. "Corner fittings" means an arrangement
of apertures and faces at the top and/or bottom of a container for the
purposes of handling, stacking and/or securing.

3. "Administration" means the Government of
a Contracting Party under whose authority containers are approved.

4. "Approved" means approved by the Administration.

5. "Approval" means the decision by an Administration
that a design type or a container is safe within the terms of the present
Convention.

6. "International transport" means transport
between points of departure and destination situated in the territory of
two countries to at least one of which the present Convention applies.
The present Convention shall also apply when part of a transport operation
between two countries takes place in the territory of a country to which
the present Convention applies.

7. "Cargo" means any goods, wares, merchandise
and articles of every kind whatsoever carried in the containers.

8. "New container" means a container the construction
of which was commenced on or after the date of entry into force of the
present Convention.

9. "Existing container" means a container
which is not a new container.

10. "Owner" means the owner as provided for
under the national law of the Contracting Party or the lessee or bailee,
if an agreement between the parties provides for the exercise of the owner's
responsibility for maintenance and examination of the container by lessee
or bailee.

11. "Type of container" means the design type
approved by the Administration.

1. The present Convention applies to new and
existing containers used in international transport, excluding containers
specially designed for air transport.

2. Each new container shall be approved either
in accordance with the provisions for type-testing or for individual testing
as contained in Annex I.

3. Every existing container shall be approved
in accordance with the relevant provisions for approval or existing containers
set out in Annex I within 5 years from the date of entry into force of
the present Convention.

Article IV

Testing, inspection, approval and maintenance

1. For the enforcement of the provisions in
Annex I every Administration shall establish an effective procedure for
the testing, inspection and approval of containers in accordance with the
criteria established in the present Convention, provided however that an
Administration may entrust such testing, inspection and approval to organizations
duly authorized by it.

2. An Administration which entrusts such testing,
inspecting and approval to an organization shall inform the Secretary-General
of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (hereinafter
referred to as "the Organization") for communication to Contracting Parties.

3. Application for approval may be made to
the Administration of any Contracting Party.

4. Every container shall be maintained in
a safe condition in accordance with the provisions of Annex I.

5. If an approved container does not in fact
comply with the requirements of Annexes I and II the Administration concerned
shall take such steps as it deems necessary to bring the container into
compliance with such requirements or to withdraw the approval.

Article V

Acceptance of approval

1. Approved under the authority of a Contracting
Party, granted under the terms of the present Convention, shall be accepted
by the other Contracting Parties for all purposes covered by the present
Convention. It shall be regarded by the other Contracting Parties as having
the same force as an approval issued by them.

2. A Contracting Party shall not impose any
other structural safety requirements or tests on containers covered by
the present Convention, provided however that nothing in the present Convention
shall preclude the application of provisions of national regulations or
legislation or of international agreements, prescribing additional structural
safety requirements or tests for containers specially designed for the
transport of dangerous goods, or for those features unique to containers
carrying bulk liquids or for containers when carried by air. The term "dangerous
goods" shall have that meaning assigned to it by international agreements.

Article VI

Control

1. Every container which has been approved
under Article III shall be subject to control in the territory of the Contracting
Parties by officers duly authorized by such Contracting Parties. This control
shall be limited to verifying that the container carries a valid Safety
Approval Plate as required by the present Convention, unless there is significant
evidence for believing that the condition of the container is such as to
create an obvious risk to safety. In that case the officer carrying out
the control shall only exercise it in so far as it may be necessary to
ensure that the container is restored to a safe condition before it continues
in service.

2. Where the container appears to have become
unsafe as a result of a defect which may have existed when the container
was approved, the Administration responsible for that approval shall be
informed by the Contracting Party which detected the defect.

Article VII

Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval
and accession

1. The present Convention shall be open for
signature until 15 January 1973 at the Office of the United Nations at
Geneva and subsequently from 1 February 1973 until 31 December 1973 inclusive
at the Headquarters of the Organization at London by all States Members
of the United Nations or Members of any of the Specialized Agencies or
of the International Atomic Energy Agency or Parties to the Statute of
the International Court of Justice, and by any other State invited by the
General Assembly of the United Nations to become a Party to the present
Convention.

2. The present Convention is subject to ratification,
acceptance or approval by States which have signed it.

3. The present Convention shall remain open
for accession by any State referred to in paragraph 1.

4. Instruments of ratification, acceptance,
approval or accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of
the Organization (hereinafter referred to as "the Secretary-General").

Article VIII

Entry into force

1. The present Convention shall enter into
force twelve months from the date of the deposit of the tenth instrument
of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

2. For each State ratifying, accepting, approving
or acceding to the present Convention after the deposit of the tenth instrument
of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the present Convention
shall enter into force twelve months after the date of the deposit by such
State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

3. Any State which becomes a Party to the
present Convention after the entry into force of an amendment shall, failing
an expression of a different intention by that State,

(a) be considered as a Party to the Convention
as amended; and

(b) be considered as a Party to the unamended
Convention in relation to any Party to the Convention not bound by the
amendment.

Article IX

Procedure for amending any part or parts of
the present Convention

1. The present Convention may be amended upon
the proposal of a Contracting Party by any of the procedures specified
in this Article.

2. Amendment after consideration in the Organization:

(a) Upon the request of a Contracting Party,
any amendment proposed by it to the present Convention shall be considered
in the Organization. If adopted by a majority of two-thirds of those present
and voting in the Maritime Safety Committee of the Organization, to which
all Contracting Parties shall have been invited to participate and vote,
such amendment shall be communicated to all Members of the Organization
and all Contracting Parties at least six months prior to its consideration
by the Assembly of the Organization. Any Contracting Party which is not
a Member of the Organization shall be entitled to participate and vote
when the amendment is considered by the Assembly.

(b) If adopted by a two-thirds majority of
those present and voting in the Assembly, and if such majority includes
a two-thirds majority of the Contracting Parties present and voting, the
amendment shall be communicated by the Secretary-General to all Contracting
Parties for their acceptance.

(c) Such amendment shall come into force twelve
months after the date on which it is accepted by two-thirds of the Contracting
Parties. The amendment shall come into force with respect to all Contracting
Parties except those which, before it comes into force, make a declaration
that they do not accept the amendment.

3. Amendment by a Conference:

Upon the request of a Contracting Party, concurred
in by at least one-third of the Contracting Parties, a Conference to which
the States referred to in Article VII shall be invited will be convened
by the Secretary-General.

Article X

Special procedure for amending the Annexes

1. Any amendment to the Annexes proposed by
a Contracting Party shall be considered in the Organization at the request
of that Party.

2. If adopted by a two-thirds majority of
those present and voting in the Maritime Safety Committee of the Organization
to which all Contracting Parties shall have been invited to participate
and to vote, and if such majority includes a two-thirds majority of the
Contracting Parties present and voting, such amendment shall be communicated
by the Secretary-General to all Contracting Parties for their acceptance.

3. Such an amendment shall enter into force
on a date to be determined by the Maritime Safety Committee at the time
of its adoption, unless by a prior date determined by the Maritime Safety
Committee at the same time one-fifth or five of the Contracting Parties,
whichever number is less, notify the Secretary-General of their objection
to the amendment. Determination by the Maritime Safety Committee of the
dates referred to in this paragraph shall be by a two-thirds majority of
those present and voting, which majority shall include a two-thirds majority
of the Contracting Parties present and voting.

4. On entry into force any amendment shall,
for all Contracting Parties which have not objected to the amendment, replace
and supersede any previous provision to which the amendment refers; an
objection made by a Contracting Party shall not be binding on other Contracting
Parties as to acceptance of containers to which the present Convention
applies.

5. The Secretary-General shall inform all
Contracting Parties and Members of the Organization of any request and
communication under this Article and the date on which any amendment enters
into force.

6. Where a proposed amendment to the Annexes
has been considered but not adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee, any
Contracting Party may request the convening of a Conference to which the
States referred to in Article VII shall be invited. Upon receipt of notification
of concurrence by at least one-third of the other Contracting Parties such
a Conference shall be convened by the Secretary-General to consider amendments
to the Annexes.

Article XI

Denunciation

1. Any Contracting Party may denounce the
present Convention by effecting the deposit of an instrument with the Secretary-General.
The denunciation shall take effect one year from the date of such deposit
with the Secretary-General.

2. A Contracting Party which has communicated
an objection to an amendment to the Annexes may denounce the present Convention
and such denunciation shall take effect on the date of entry into force
of such an amendment.

Article XII

Termination

The present Convention shall cease to be in
force if the number of Contracting Parties is less than five for any period
of twelve consecutive months.

Articles XIII

Settlement of disputes

1. Any dispute between two or more Contracting
Parties concerning the interpretation or application of the present Convention
which cannot be settled by negotiation or other means of settlement shall,
at the request of one of them, be referred to an arbitration tribunal composed
as follows: each party to the dispute shall appoint an arbitrator and these
two arbitrators shall appoint a third arbitrator, who shall be the Chairman.
If three months after receipt of a request one of the parties has failed
to appoint an arbitrator if the arbitrators shall have failed to elect
the Chairman, any of the parties may request the Secretary-General to appoint
an arbitrator or the Chairman of the arbitration tribunal.

2. The decision of the arbitration tribunal
established under the provisions of paragraph 1 shall be binding on the
parties to the dispute.

3. The arbitration tribunal shall determine
its own rules of procedure.

4. Decisions of the arbitration tribunal both
as to its procedure and its place of meeting and as to any controversy
laid before it, shall be taken by majority vote.

5. Any controversy which may arise between
the parties to the dispute as regards the interpretation and execution
of the award may be submitted by either party for judgment to the arbitration
tribunal which made the award.

Article XIV

Reservations

1. Reservations to the present Convention
shall be permitted, excepting those relating to the provisions of Articles
I-VI, XIII, and of the present Article and of those contained in the Annexes,
on condition that such reservations are communicated in writing and, if
communicated before the deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance,
approval or accession, are confirmed in that instrument. The Secretary-General
shall communicate such reservations to all States referred to in Article
VII.

2. Any reservations made in accordance with
paragraph 1:

(a) modifies for the Contracting Party which
made the reservation the provisions of the present Convention to which
the reservation relates to the extent of the reservation; and

(b) modifies those provisions to the same
extent for the other Contracting Parties in their relations with the Contracting
Party which entered the reservation.

3. Any Contracting Party which has formulated
a reservation under paragraph 1 may withdraw it at any time by notification
to the Secretary-General.

Article XV

Notification

In addition to the notifications and communications
provided for in Articles IX, X and XIV, the Secretary-General shall notify
all the States referred to in Article VII of the following:

(b) the dates of entry into force of the present
Convention in accordance with Article VIII;

(c) the date of entry into force of amendments
to the present Convention in accordance with Articles IX and X;

(d) denunciations under Article XI;

(e) the termination of the present Convention
under Article XII.

Article XVI

Authentic texts

The original of the present Convention, of
which the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally
authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General, who shall communicate
certified true copies to all States referred to in Article VII.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned
Plenipotentiaries, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments,
have signed the present Convention.

DONE at Geneva this second day of December,
one thousand nine hundred and seventy-two.

ANNEX I

REGULATIONS FOR THE TESTING, INSPECTION,
APPROVAL AND MAINTENANCE OF CONTAINERS

CHAPTER 1

REGULATIONS COMMON TO ALL SYSTEMS OF APPROVAL

Regulation 1

Safety Approval Plate

1. A Safety Approval Plate conforming to the
specifications set out in the Appendix to this Annex shall be permanently
affixed to every approved container at a readily visible place, adjacent
to any other approval plate issued for official purposes, where it would
not be easily damaged.

2. (a) The Plate shall contain the following
information in at least the English or French language:

"CSC SAFETY APPROVAL"

Country of approval and approval reference

Date (month and year) of manufacture

Manufacturer's identification number of the
container or, in the case of existing containers for which that number
is unknown, the number allotted by the Administration

Maximum operating gross weight (kilogrammes
and lbs)

Allowable stacking weight for 1.8 g (kilogrammes
and lbs)

Transverse racking test load value (kilogrammes
and lbs).

(b) A blank space should be reserved on the
Plate for insertion of end and/or side-wall strength values (factors) in
accordance with Regulation 1, paragraph 3 and Annex II, texts 6 and 7.
A blank space should also be reserved on the Plate for first and subsequent
maintenance examination dates (month and year) when used.

3. Where the Administration considers that
a new container satisfies the requirements of the present Convention in
respect of safety and if, for such container, the end and/or side-wall
strength value (factor) are designed to be greater or less than that stipulated
in Annex II such value shall be indicated on the Safety Approval Plate.

4. The presence of the Safety Approval Plate
does not remove the necessity of displaying such labels or other information
as may be required by other regulations which may be in force.

Regulation 2

Maintenance

1. The owner of the container shall be responsible
for maintaining it in safe condition.

2. The owner of an approved container shall
examine the container or have it examined in accordance with the procedure
either prescribed or approved by the Contracting Party concerned, at intervals
appropriate to operation conditions. The date (month and year) before which
a new container shall undergo its first examination shall be marked on
the Safety Approval Plate.

3. The date (month and year) before which
the container shall be re-examined shall be clearly marked on the container
on or as close as practicable to the Safety Approval Plate and in a manner
acceptable to that Contracting Party which prescribed or approved the particular
maintenance procedure involved.

4. The interval from the date of manufacture
to the date of the first examination shall not exceed five years. Subsequent
examination of new containers and re-examination of existing containers
shall be at intervals of not more than 24 months. All examinations shall
determine whether the container has any defects which could place any person
in danger.

5. For the purpose of this Regulation "the
Contracting Party concerned" is the Contracting Party of the territory
in which the owner is domiciled or has his head office.

CHAPTER II

REGULATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF NEW CONTAINERS
BY DESIGN TYPE

Regulation 3

Approval of new containers

To qualify for approval for safety purposes
under the present Convention all new containers shall comply with the requirements
set out in Annex II.

Regulation 4

Design type approval

In the case of containers for which an application
for approval has been submitted, the Administration will examine designs
and witness testing of a prototype container to ensure that the containers
will conform with the requirements set out in Annex II. When satisfied,
the Administration shall notify the applicant in writing that the container
meets the requirements of the present Convention and this notification
shall entitle the manufacturer to affix the Safety Approval Plate to every
container of the design type series.

Regulation 5

Provisions for approval by design type

1. Where the containers are to be manufactured
by design type series, application made to an Administration for approval
by design type shall be accompanied by drawings, a design specification
of the type of container to be approved, and such other data as may be
required by the Administration.

2. The applicant shall state the identification
symbols which will be assigned by the manufacturer to the type of container
to which the application for approval relates.

3. The application shall also be accompanied
by an assurance from the manufacturer that he shall:

(a) produce to the Administration such containers
of the design type concerned as the Administration may wish to examine;

(b) advise the Administration of any change
in the design or specification and await its approval before affixing the
Safety Approval Plate to the container;

(c) affix the Safety Approval Plate to each
container in the design type series and to no others;

(d) keep a record of containers manufactured
to the approved design type. This record shall at least contain the manufacturer's
identification numbers, dates of delivery and names and addresses of customers
to whom the containers are delivered.

4. Approval may be granted by the Administration
to containers manufactured as modifications of an approved design type
if the Administration is satisfied that the modifications do not affect
the validity of tests conducted in the course of design type approval.

5. The Administration shall not confer on
a manufacturer authority to affix Safety Approval Plates on the basis of
design type approval unless satisfied that the manufacturer has instituted
internal production-control features to ensure that the containers produced
will conform to the approved prototype.

Regulation 6

Examination during production

In order to ensure that containers of the
same design type series are manufactured to the approved design, the Administration
shall examine or test as many units as it considers necessary, at any stage
during production of the design type series concerned.

Regulation 7

Notification of Administration

The manufacturer shall notify the Administration
prior to commencement of production of each new series of containers to
be manufactured in accordance with an approved design type.

CHAPTER III

REGULATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF NEW CONTAINERS
BY INDIVIDUAL APPROVAL

Regulation 8

Approval of individual containers

Approval of individual containers may be granted
where the Administration, after examination and witnessing of tests, is
satisfied that the container meets the requirements of the present Convention;
the Administration, when so satisfied, shall notify the applicant in writing
of approval and this notification shall entitle him to affix the Safety
Approval Plate to such container.

CHAPTER IV

REGULATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF EXISTING CONTAINERS

Regulation 9

Approval of existing containers

1. If, within 5 years from the date of entry
into force of the present Convention, the owner of an existing container
presents the following information to an Administration:

(a) date and place of manufacture;

(b) manufacturer's identification number of
the container if available;

(c) maximum operating gross weight capability;

(d) (i) evidence that a container of this
type has been safely operated in maritime and/or inland transport for a
period of at least two years, or

(ii) evidence to the satisfaction of the Administration
that the container was manufactured to a design type which had been tested
and found to comply with the technical conditions set out in Annex II with
the exception of those technical conditions relating to the end-wall and
side-wall strength tests, or

(iii) evidence that the container was constructed
to standards which, in the opinion of the Administration, were equivalent
to the technical conditions set out in Annex II, with the exception of
those technical conditions relating to the end-wall and side-wall strength
tests;

(e) allowable stacking weight for 1.8 g (kilogrammes
and lbs); and

(f) such other data as required for the Safety
Approval Plate, then the Administration, after investigation, shall notify
the owner in writing whether approval is granted; and if so, this notification
shall entitle the owner to affix the Safety Approval Plate after an examination
of the container concerned has been carried out in accordance with Regulation
2.

2. Existing containers which do not qualify
for approval under paragraph 1 of this Regulation may be presented for
approval under the provisions of Chapter II or Chapter III of this Annex.
For such containers the requirements of Annex II relating to end and/or
side-wall strength tests shall not apply. The Administration may, if it
is satisfied that the containers in question have been in service, waive
such of the requirements in respect of presentation of drawings and testing,
other than the lifting and floor-strength tests, as it may deem appropriate.

APPENDIX

The Safety Approval Plate, conforming to the
model reproduced below, shall take the form of a permanent, non-corrosive,
fire-proof rectangular plate measuring not less than 200 mm by 100 mm.
The words "CSC Safety Approval" of a minimum letter height of 8 mm and
all other words and numbers of a minimum height of 5 mm shall be stamped
into, embossed on or indicated on its surface in any other permanent and
legible way.

CSC SAFETY APPROVAL

1.....

[GB - L/749/2/7/75]

2.....

DATE MANUFACTURED ..................................

3.....

IDENTIFICATION No. ......................................

4.....

MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT ....... kg - ...........lb

>100

5.....

ALLOWABLE STACKING WEIGHT

mm

FOR 1.8 g .......... kg - .............lb

6.....

RACKING TEST LOAD VALUE ........kg -
.........lb

7.....

..................................................

8.....

..................................................

9.....

..................................................

>200 mm

1. Country of Approval and Approval Reference
as given in the example on line 1. (The country of Approval should be indicated
by means of the distinguishing sign used to indicate country of registration
of motor vehicles in international road traffic.)

2. Date (month and year) of manufacture.

3. Manufacturer's identification number of
the container or, in the case of existing containers for which that number
is unknown, the number allotted by the Administration.

4. Maximum Operating Gross Weight (kilogrammes
and lbs).

5. Allowable Stacking Weight for 1.8 g (kilogrammes
and lbs).

6. Transverse Racking Test Load Value (kilogrammes
and lbs).

7. End Wall Strength to be indicated on plate
only if end walls are designed to withstand a load of less or greater than
0.4 times the maximum permissible payload, ie 0.4 P.

8. Side Wall Strength to be indicated on plate
only if the side walls are designed to withstand a load of less or greater
than 0.6 times the maximum permissible payload, ie 0.6 P.

9. First maintenance examination date (month
and year) for new containers and subsequent maintenance examination dates
(month and year) if Plate used for this purpose.

ANNEX II

STRUCTURAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS

Introduction

In setting the requirements of this Annex,
it is implicit that in all phases of the operation of containers the forces
as a result of motion, location, stacking and weight of the loaded container
and external forces will not exceed the design strength of the container.
In particular, the following assumptions have been made:

(a) the container will so be restrained that
it is not subjected to forces in excess of those for which it has been
designed;

(b) the container will have its cargo stowed
in accordance with the recommended practices of the trade so that the cargo
does not impose upon the container forces in excess of those for which
it has been designed.

Construction

1. A container made from any suitable material
which satisfactorily performs the following tests without sustaining any
permanent deformation or abnormality which would render it incapable of
being used for its designed purpose, shall be considered safe.

2. The dimensions, positioning and associated
tolerances of corner fittings shall be checked having regard to the lifting
and securing systems in which they will function.

3. When containers are provided with special
fittings for use only when such containers are empty, this restriction
shall be marked on the container.

Test loads and test procedures

Where appropriate to the design of the container,
the following test loads and test procedures shall be applied to all kinds
of containers under test:

The container, having the prescribed INTERNAL
LOADING, shall be lifted in such a way that no significant acceleration
forces are applied. After lifting, the container shall be suspended or
supported for five minutes and then lowered to the ground.

(A) LIFTING FROM CORNER FITTINGS

Internal loading:

(i) Lifting from top corner
fittings

A uniformly distributed load such
that the combined weight of container and text load is equal to 2R.

Containers greater than 3,000
mm (10 ft) (nominal) in length shall have lifting forces applied vertically
at all four top corner fittings.

Containers of 3,000 mm (10 ft)
(nominal) in length or less shall have lifting forces applied at all four
top corner fittings, in such a way that the angle between each lifting
device and the vertical shall be 30.

Externally applied forces:

(ii) Lifting from bottom corner
fittings:

Such as to lift the combined weight
of 2R in the manner prescribed (under the heading TEST PROCEDURES).

Containers shall have lifting
forces applied in such a manner that the lifting devices bear on the bottom
corner fittings only. The lifting forces shall be applied at angles to
the horizontal of:

30 for containers of length 12,000
mm (40ft) (nominal) or greater;

37 for containers of length 9,000
mm (30 ft) (nominal) and up to but not including 12,000 mm (40 ft) (nominal);

45 for containers of length 6,000
mm (20 ft) (nominal) and up to but not including 9,000 mm (30 ft) (nominal);

60 for containers of less than
6,000 mm (20 ft) (nominal).

(B) LIFTING BY ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL METHODS

Internal loading:

(i) Lifting from fork lift
pockets:

A uniformly distributed load such
that the combined weight of container and test load is equal to 1.25 R.

Externally applied forces:

Such as to lift the combined weight of 1.25
R in the manner prescribed (under the heading TEST PROCEDURES).

The container shall be placed
on bars which are in the same horizontal plane, one bar centred within
each fork lift pocket which is used for lifting the loaded container. The
bars shall be of the same width as the forks intended to be used in the
handling, and shall project into the fork pocket 75 per cent of the length
of the fork pocket.

Internal loading:

(ii) Lifting from grappler
arm positions:

A uniformly distributed load such
that the combined weight of containers and test load is equal to 1.25 R.

The container shall be placed
on pads in the same horizontal plane, one under each grappler arm position.
These pads shall be of the same sizes as the lifting area of the grappler
arms intended to be used.

Externally applied forces:

Such as to lift the combined weight
of 1.25 R, in the manner prescribed (under the heading TEST PROCEDURES).

(iii) Other methods

Where containers are designed
to be lifted in the loaded condition by any method not mentioned in (A)
or (B)(i) and (ii) they shall also be tested with the INTERNAL LOADING
AND EXTERNALLY APPLIED FORCES representative of the acceleration conditions
appropriate to that method.

2. STACKING

1. For conditions of international transport
where the maximum vertical acceleration forces vary significantly from
1.8 g and when the container is reliably and effectively limited to such
conditions of transport, the stacking load may be varied by the appropriate
ratio of acceleration forces.

2. On successful completion of this test the
container may be rated for the allowable superimposed static stacking weight
which should be indicated on the Safety Approval Plate against the heading
"Allowable stacking weight for 1.8 g (kilogrammes and lbs)".

Internal loading:

A uniformly distributed load such
that the combined weight of container and test load is equal to 1.8 R.

The container, having the prescribed
INTERNAL LOADING, shall be placed on four level pads which are in turn
supported on a rigid horizontal surface, one under each bottom corner fitting
or equivalent corner structure. The pads shall be centralized under the
fittings and shall be of approximately the same plan dimensions as the
fittings.

Externally applied forces:

Such as to subject each of the
four top corner fittings to a vertical downward force equal to 1/4 x 1.8
x the allowable superimposed static stacking weight.

Each EXTERNALLY APPLIED FORCE
shall be applied to each of the corner fittings through corresponding test
corner fitting or through a pad of the same plan dimensions. The test corner
fitting or pad shall be offset with respect to the top corner fitting of
the container by 25 mm (1 in.) laterally and 38 mm (11/2 in.) longitudinally.

The EXTERNALLY APPLIED FORCES
shall be applied vertically downwards to the outer surface of the weakest
area of the roof of the container.

3. CONCENTRATED LOADS (b) ON FLOOR

Internal loading:

Two concentrated loads each of
2,730 kg (6,000 lb) and each applied to the container floor through a contact
area of 142 cm2 (22 sq. in.)

The test should be made with the
container resting on four levels supports under its four bottom corners
in such a manner that the base structure of the container is free to deflect.

A testing device loaded to a weight
of 5,460 kilogrammes (12,000 lbs) that is 2,730 kg (6,000 lbs) on each
of two surfaces having, when loaded, a total contact area of 284 cm2
(44 sq. in.) that is 142 cm2 (22 sq. in.) on each surface, the
surface width being 180 mm (7 in.) spaced 760 mm (30 in.) apart, centre
to centre, should be manoeuvred over the entire floor area of the container.

Externally applied forces:

None.

4. TRANSVERSE RACKING

Internal loading:

None.

The container in tare condition
shall be placed on four level supports one under each bottom corner and
shall be restrained against lateral and vertical movement by means of anchor
devices so arranged that the lateral restraint is provided only at the
bottom corners diagonally opposite to those at which the forces are applied.

Externally applied forces:

Such as to rack the end structures of the
container sideways. The forces shall be equal to those for which the container
was designed.

The EXTERNALLY APPLIED FORCE shall
be applied either separately or simultaneously to each of the top corner
fittings on one side of the container in lines parallel both to the base
and to the planes of the ends of the container. The forces shall be applied
first towards and then away from the top corner fittings. In the case of
containers in which each end is symmetrical about its own vertical centreline,
one side only need be tested, but both sides of containers with asymmetric
ends shall be tested.

5. LONGITUDINAL RESTRAINT (STATIC TEST)

When designing and constructing containers,
it must be borne in mind that containers, when carried by inland modes
of transport may sustain accelerations of 2 g applied horizontally in a
longitudinal direction.

Internal loading:

A uniformly distributed load,
such that the combined weight of a container and test load is equal to
the maximum operating gross weight or rating, R.

The container having the prescribed
INTERNAL LOADING shall be restrained longitudinally by securing the two
bottom corner fittings or equivalent corner structures at one end to suitable
anchor points.

Externally applied forces:

Such as to subject each side of
the container to longitudinal compressive and tensile forces of magnitude
R, that is, a combined force of 2R on the base of the container as a whole.

The EXTERNALLY APPLIED FORCES
shall be applied first towards and then away from the anchor points. Each
side of the container shall be tested.

6. END-WALLS

The end walls should be capable of withstanding
a load of not less than 0.4 times the maximum permissible payload. If,
however, the end walls are designed to withstand a load of less or greater
than 0.4 times the maximum permissible payload such a strength factor shall
be indicated on the Safety Approval Plate in accordance with Annex I, Regulation
1.

Internal loading:

Such as to subject the inside
of an end-wall to a uniformly distributed load of 0.4P or such other load
for which the container may be designed.

The prescribed INTERNAL LOADING
shall be applied as follows:

Both ends of container shall be tested except
where the ends are identical only one end need be tested. The end-walls
of containers which do not have open sides or side doors may be tested
separately or simultaneously.

The end-walls of containers which do have
open sides or side doors should be tested separately. When the ends are
tested separately the reactions to the forces applied to the end-wall shall
be confined to the base structure of the container.

Externally applied forces:

None.

7. SIDE-WALLS

The side-walls should be capable of withstanding
a load of not less than 0.6 times the maximum permissible payload. If,
however, the side-walls are designed to withstand a load of less or greater
than 0.6 times the maximum permissible payload, such a strength factor
should be indicated on the Safety Approval Plate in accordance with Annex
I, Regulation 1.

Internal loading:

Such as to subject the inside
of a side-wall to a uniformly distributed load of 0.6P or such other load
for which the container may be designed.

The prescribed INTERNAL LOADING
shall be applied as follows:

Both sides of a container shall be tested
except where the sides are identical only one side need be tested. Side-walls
shall be tested separately and the reactions to the internal loading shall
be confined to the corner fittings or equivalent corner structures. Open
topped containers shall be tested in the condition in which they are designed
to be operated, for example, with removable top members in position.